Brood X Cicada

Description

Brood X Cicada

This Brood X cicada was designed and built in 2021 during the “invasion”.

Every 17 years, Brood X cicada nymphs tunnel upwards en masse to emerge from the surface of the ground. The insects then shed their exoskeletons on trees and other surfaces, thus becoming adults. The mature cicadas fly, mate, make a heck of a noise singing, lay eggs in twigs, and then die within several weeks.

The combination of the insects’ long underground life, their nearly simultaneous emergence from the ground in vast numbers and their short period of adulthood allows the brood to survive even massive predation.

Artist:
Patti Von Niessen
Red Fox Art Glass 2021